(My boyfriend and I stop at a store that’s evenly divided down the middle between stuff catering to women and stuff catering to men. Most of the girls’ clothes are either princess-y and skimpy and thus very much not my style. I look around the store, and my boyfriend leans over.)

Boyfriend: “So… um… well I didn’t know what I was going to get you for Christmas. So, I want you to pick out two things you want.”

(I hug him and tell him how sweet he is, then start looking around the store some more. Then, eureka!)

(I’m fairly petite, so I’m almost literally jumping up and down to try and grab the smallest one they have. My boyfriend, who is much taller than me, reaches up and grabs it, then tells me to pick out one more shirt. I look over and finally spot something on the girls’ side of the store that I like: a fitted tee with baby Avengers on it. Baby Thor’s Mjolnir hammer has Nick Fury’s face on it. I ‘squee’ over it, of course, and grab it.)

Boyfriend: “Okay, but since this is your Christmas present from me, you can’t wear one of these until Christmas day.”

Me: “Aww!”

(I wore the Baby Avengers shirt on Christmas day, and it was awesome.)

(I am a 20-year-old man. My girlfriend has been asking me to take a picture with Santa Claus at the mall. Keep in mind, she is a 21-year-old actress and is eagerly waiting for her job offer to perform on the Disney Cruise.)

Santa: “And what would you like for Christmas, young lady?”

Girlfriend: “A performing job on the Disney Cruise!”

Santa: “That’s quite original. What role would you play?”

Girlfriend: “Ariel, the mermaid!”

Santa: “How about you young man? What would you like for Christmas?”

Me: “To be honest… an Iphone.”

Santa:*sensing how excited my girlfriend is about her gift request* “Are you sure you wouldn’t want something else? Say… being her Prince Eric?”